diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
index fd8223c..ea88fa0 100644
--- a/client.py
+++ b/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import socket
 import secrets
@@ -10,12 +11,7 @@ from threading import Thread
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 
 PORT = 4040
-BEAM_SERVER = '192.168.0.3:5005'
-
-
-d = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-
-print("using tempdir " + d.name)
+BEAM_SERVER = '192.168.0.192:4005'
 
 def handler_for_dir(dir):
     def myhandler(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -41,37 +37,65 @@ def get_ip():
         s.close()
     return IP
 
+def local_session(target):
+    d = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+    print("using tempdir " + d.name)
+
+    os.symlink(os.path.abspath(target), d.name  + '/stream')
+
+    handler = handler_for_dir(d.name + '/')
+    token = None
+
+    try:
+        with http.server.HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), handler) as httpd:
+            try:
+                print("serving at port", PORT)
+                t = Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever)
+                t.start()
+                print("calling beam target...")
+                host = get_ip()
+                resp = get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/open/local?host={host}&port={PORT}')
+                if resp[0]:
+                    token = resp[1].strip()
+                    print(f"successfully started video - session {token}")
+                    input("Just press enter when you are done...")
+                else:
+                    print("Error statrtig video!")
+            finally:
+                print("shutting down server")
+                httpd.shutdown()
+
+    finally:
+        print("cleaning up")
+        if token:
+            get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/stop/{token}')
+        d.cleanup()
+
+def youtube_session(video):
+    id = re.match('^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?youtu(\.be\/|be\.com\/watch\?(.*&)?v=)([A-Za-z0-9]{5,20})', video)
+    if not id:
+        print(f"invalid match in {video}!")
+        return
+    id = id.group(5)
+    
+    print(f"watching youtube video {id}")
+
+    resp = get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/open/youtube/{id}')
+
+    if resp[0]:
+        token = resp[1].strip()
+        print(f"successfully started video - session {token}")
+        input("Just press enter when you are done...")
+        get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/stop/{token}')
+    else:
+        print("Error statrtig video!")
+
+
 target = sys.argv[1]
 
-id = secrets.token_hex(16)
+if re.match('^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?youtu(\.be\/|be\.com\/)', target):
+    youtube_session(target)
+else:
+    local_session(target)
 
 # symlink target to tempdir so we only expose a single file
-os.symlink(os.path.abspath(target), d.name  + '/stream')
-
-handler = handler_for_dir(d.name + '/')
-token = None
-
-try:
-    with http.server.HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), handler) as httpd:
-        try:
-            print("serving at port", PORT)
-            t = Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever)
-            t.start()
-            print("calling beam target...")
-            host = get_ip()
-            resp = get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/open?host={host}&port={PORT}')
-            if resp[0]:
-                token = resp[1].strip()
-                print(f"successfully started video - session {token}")
-                input("Just press enter when you are done...")
-            else:
-                print("Error statrtig video!")
-        finally:
-            print("shutting down server")
-            httpd.shutdown()
-
-finally:
-    print("cleaning up")
-    if token:
-        get_request(f'http://{BEAM_SERVER}/stop/{token}')
-    d.cleanup()
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index cc26e39..a62ca0c 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -8,14 +8,25 @@ SESSIONS = dict()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-@app.route('/open')
+@app.route('/open/local')
 def open_stream():
     url = "http://" + request.args['host'] + ':' + request.args.get('port', '4040') + '/stream'
     id = secrets.token_hex(16)
     SESSIONS[id] = {
         'url': url,
         'id': id,
-        'proc': Popen(['vlc', url])
+        'proc': Popen(['mpv', url])
+    }
+    return id
+
+@app.route('/open/youtube/<id>')
+def open_youtube(id):
+    url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={id}"
+    id = secrets.token_hex(16)
+    SESSIONS[id] = {
+        'url': url,
+        'id': id,
+        'proc': Popen(['mpv', url])
     }
     return id